Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes remains in limbo as he tries to establish residency in the Dominican Republic and become a free agent, but there may finally be a light at the end of the tunnel.

Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports that Cespedes is expected to be declared a free agent “sometime in the next 10 days” and January 15 is the “tentative day” being targeted.

Frisaro expects the Marlins to be among the teams making a strong push for Cespedes once he’s officially on the open market and there’s been plenty of speculation about the 26-year-old outfielder commanding more than $50 million.

That YouTube was the Scott Boras treatment and it worked. I can throw my dog a frisbee and make him look good with the right camera angle and sharp angle cuts. That’s essentially what that video is. Someone will give that guy 5 years at $8 mil. He will be a good minor leaguer, get promoted and suck for 1 year with a hole in his swing and a vicious inability to hit a sharp curve a la Soriano.